Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 3.3 times more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Taipei instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 16.5% less for restaurants
N'djamena
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
$6.22
NT$201.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.21
FCFA8,038
|
$4.98
NT$161.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
FCFA502
|
$1.03
NT$33.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA452
|
$0.72
NT$23.22
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
N'djamena
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA201
|
$1.88
NT$61.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.65
FCFA1,005
|
$7.75
NT$251.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.29
FCFA4,437
|
$11.33
NT$367.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
FCFA1,206
|
$2.84
NT$92.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
$4.13
NT$133.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,367
|
$2.07
NT$67.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA547
|
$1.01
NT$32.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
FCFA1,253
|
$1.18
NT$38.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA524
|
$1.49
NT$48.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA471
|
$1.24
NT$40.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA410
|
$1.12
NT$36.41
|
|
pay 63.3% more for transportation
N'djamena
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
FCFA2,411
|
$3.71
NT$120.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.55
FCFA50,237
|
$37.34
NT$1,211.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,932,718
|
$31,397.60
NT$1,018,522.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.71
FCFA2,261
|
$8.87
NT$287.69
|
|
pay 1.4% less for housing
N'djamena
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.55
FCFA50,237
|
$25.59
NT$829.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,400.85
FCFA852,508
|
$662.03
NT$21,475.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.61
FCFA110,522
|
$504.69
NT$16,371.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.38
FCFA115,250
|
$72.03
NT$2,336.48
|
|
pay 14.8 times more for childcare
N'djamena
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$36.32
FCFA22,104
|
$686.42
NT$22,267.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,651.00
FCFA1,004,742
|
$17,703.28
NT$574,285.52
|
|
pay 77.4% more for entertainment and sports
N'djamena
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
FCFA754
|
$2.49
NT$80.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
$3.49
NT$113.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.07
FCFA653
|
$3.89
NT$126.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.08
FCFA80,379
|
$38.67
NT$1,254.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.95
FCFA3,014
|
$9.34
NT$302.83
|
|
pay 24.6% more for clothing
N'djamena
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
FCFA20,095
|
$62.24
NT$2,018.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.91
FCFA37,678
|
$30.20
NT$979.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
$88.35
NT$2,865.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.32
FCFA65,308
|
$103.73
NT$3,364.79
|
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